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Does not understanding raise her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call, And understanding raise her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Does not wisdom call, And discernment give forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Doesn’t wisdom call out? Doesn’t understanding make her voice heard?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Doesn&#8217t Wisdom call out? Doesn&#8217t Understanding make her voice heard? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />With great understanding, Wisdom is calling out <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise its voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Listen! Wisdom is calling out. Reason is making herself heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Isn't wisdom calling out; isn't understanding raising her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Doesn't wisdom cry out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does wisdom not call? And understanding give forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall not wisdom call, and understanding give her voice?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out, and prudence bestow her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEREFORE preach wisdom, and understanding will answer you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, wisdom preaches, and understanding will answer you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Doth not wisdom call, And understanding put forth her voice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/8-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1298" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">The Excellence of Wisdom</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ṯiq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">call out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">and understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">her voice?</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Proverbs 1:20-21</a></span><br />Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; / in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">Proverbs 9:1-6</a></span><br />Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. / She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. / She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a></span><br />but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-18</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Colossians 2:2-3</a></span><br />that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, / in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-1.htm">Proverbs 2:1-6</a></span><br />My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, / if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a></span><br />The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-5.htm">Proverbs 4:5-9</a></span><br />Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. / Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. / Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49</a></span><br />Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-6.htm">1 Corinthians 2:6-7</a></span><br />Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. / No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm">Proverbs 14:33</a></span><br />Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-2.htm">Proverbs 11:2</a></span><br />When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Does not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-4.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-5.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-5.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">the fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-6.htm">and evidence of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-10.htm">The excellence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">the nature</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-15.htm">the power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-18.htm">the riches</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">and the eternity of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Does not wisdom call out</b><br>Wisdom is personified as a woman calling out, which is a literary device used throughout Proverbs to convey the importance and accessibility of wisdom. This personification emphasizes that wisdom is proactive and seeks to engage with humanity. In the ancient Near Eastern context, wisdom was highly valued and often associated with skill in living, moral insight, and the ability to make sound decisions. The call of wisdom is universal, indicating that it is available to all who are willing to listen. This echoes the biblical theme that God’s wisdom is not hidden but revealed to those who seek it (<a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>).<p><b>and understanding raise her voice?</b><br>Understanding is closely linked with wisdom, often seen as the practical application of wisdom in daily life. The raising of her voice suggests urgency and importance, indicating that understanding is not passive but actively seeks to be heard and heeded. In the cultural context of the time, public proclamations were a common way to disseminate important information, suggesting that understanding is meant to be shared openly and not kept hidden. This aligns with the biblical principle that true understanding comes from God and is meant to guide righteous living (<a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a>). The imagery of raising her voice also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Christ as the embodiment of wisdom and understanding (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>Personified as a woman calling out, wisdom is depicted as an active, vocal presence seeking to impart knowledge and understanding to those who will listen. In the Hebrew text, the word for wisdom is (chokmah), emphasizing skill and insight.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/understanding.htm">Understanding</a></b><br>Also personified, understanding is closely linked with wisdom, suggesting a deep comprehension and discernment that accompanies wisdom. The Hebrew term (tevunah) is used, indicating intelligence and insight.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_public_sphere.htm">The Public Sphere</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Proverbs 8</a> suggests that wisdom calls out in public places, such as at the city gates or along the pathways, indicating that wisdom is accessible to all who are willing to listen.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_accessibility_of_wisdom.htm">The Accessibility of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is not hidden or exclusive; it calls out to everyone. We must be attentive and responsive to its call in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_understanding.htm">The Importance of Understanding</a></b><br>Understanding accompanies wisdom, suggesting that true wisdom involves not just knowledge but also discernment and insight. We should seek to deepen our understanding through study and reflection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_public_nature_of_wisdom.htm">The Public Nature of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is meant to be lived out in the public sphere, influencing our actions and decisions in everyday life. We should strive to apply wisdom in all areas of our lives, including our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_wisdom_from_god.htm">Seeking Wisdom from God</a></b><br>As believers, we are encouraged to seek wisdom from God, who provides it generously. Prayer and scripture study are key ways to grow in wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_as_a_guide.htm">Wisdom as a Guide</a></b><br>Wisdom serves as a guide for righteous living, helping us navigate the complexities of life with integrity and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_sophia_the_embodiment_of_wisdom.htm">Is Sophia the embodiment of wisdom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_8_29_conflict_with_geology.htm">Proverbs 8:29: Does the statement about setting boundaries for the sea conflict with scientific evidence of changing coastlines over geological time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ecclesiasticus.htm">What is Ecclesiasticus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_wisdom_differ_from_knowledge.htm">How does wisdom differ from knowledge?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">VIII.</span><p>(<span class= "ital">n</span>)<span class= "ital">. Fourteenth Discourse</span>:--<span class= "ital">The Praise of Wisdom </span>(Proverbs 8)<p>(1) <span class= "bld">Doth not wisdom cry?--</span>See above on <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm" title="Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets:">Proverbs 1:20</a>. In contrast with the secret allurements of Vice under the cover of night, is here represented the open invitation of Wisdom. (Comp. <a href="/john/18-20.htm" title="Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.">John 18:20</a> : "I spake openly to the world . . . and in secret have I said nothing.")<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-36.</span> - 14. <span class="accented">Fourteenth admonitory discourse</span> concerning Wisdom - her excellence, her origin, her gifts. She is contrasted with the strange woman of ch. 7, and the exceeding greatness of the blessings which she offers exhibits in the most marked manner the nothingness of the deceiver's gifts. One is reminded of the celebrated episode of the choice of Hercules, delineated by Xenophon, 'Memorab.,' 2:1. 21, etc. The chapter divides itself into four sections. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> Introductory (vers. 1-3); Wisdom calls on all to listen, and gives reasons for trusting to her (vers. 4-11). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> She displays her excellence (vers. 12-21). <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> She discourses of her origin and action (vers. 22-31). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/8-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Does not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">חָכְמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāḵ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">call out,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִקְרָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and understanding</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">raise</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her voice?</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹלָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:1 Doesn't wisdom cry out? 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